Buddha's hand vs Hose's langur

Alocasia cucullata compared with Presbytis hosei

Key Differences

• Buddha's hand is Not Evaluated while Hose's langur is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buddha's hand	Hose's langur
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Alismatales (Alismatales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Araceae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Alocasia	Presbytis
Species	Alocasia cucullata	Presbytis hosei

Conservation Status

Buddha's hand

NE — Not Evaluated

Hose's langur

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buddha's hand	Hose's langur
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Buddha's hand

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (5 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador).

Hose's langur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Buddha's hand

The Buddha'S Hand (Alocasia cucullata) is a species in the genus Alocasia. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.